"woodchucker" wrote:

I had to wire wheel the brink and cotton down, it was heavily rusted.
I was marveling at how well it cleaned up, then compared it against
my
Bessey from a garage sale. The brink and cotton's were my dads. So
they
have to be over 50 years old, probably 60-70 years old.
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BTDT, wore out more than one wire wheel in the process.

Keep a center (prick) punch handy to set the buttons so they won't
come loose from the threaded rod.

BTW, Harry Epstein in Kanas City still sells replacement buttons
if you lose some.
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Check out the larger swivelling pad (don't know what it's called).
Heavier threaded rod, and the through rod on the B&C is so well
finished
compared to the bessey.
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Have you seen the junk Home Depot is selling under the Husky label?


Lew